Acclimation of activated sludge to degrade toxic levels of 2,4-dinitrophenol

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 45-50

  Jo, Kwan Hyung ^a   Silverstein, JoAnn ^b  

^a Chungwoon University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

2,4 dinitrophenol; Acclimation; Activated sludge; Kinetics

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BYPRODUCTS; PHENOLS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER AERATION;

DNP-DEGRADING BACTERIA; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS (SBR); SLUDGE ACCLIMATION;

SLUDGE DISPOSAL;

2,4 DINITROPHENOL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; KINETICS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BATCH REACTOR; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; SLUDGE TREATMENT; TIME;

EID: 5444240927     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0307     Document Type: Article

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